Predicate: petition

Roleset id: petition.01 , request support, to address a petition to,, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

petition.01: PETITION-V NOTES: Frames file for 'petition' based on survey of sentences in the WSJ corpus. (from petition.01-v predicate notes) PETITION-N NOTES: Added by Julia based on BOLT, petition-v.01. No VNcls. (from petition.01-n)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
petition (v.)
petition (n.)Request

Roles:

        Try to avoid instances that CLEARLY indicate physical artifacts (the piece of paper signed) rather than events. (from petition.01-n)
        Arg0-PAG: asker, agent
        Arg1-PPT: request

Example: transitive

        person: ns,  tense: past,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full

        Shareholders ' attorneys at the New York firm of Milberg , Weiss , Bershad , Specthrie& Lerach last week petitioned for a rehearing of the case .

        Arg0: Shareholders ' attorneys at the New York firm of Milberg , Weiss , Bershad , Specthrie& Lerach
        Argm-tmp: last week
        Rel: petitioned
        Arg1: for a rehearing of the case

Example: arg 1

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        Feingold will run if the recall petition drive hits one out of the park , i.e. , if he thinks his victory will be a sure thing .

        Arg1: recall
        Rel: petition

Example: Args 0, 1

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        The former mayor of Glen Ridge has had his petition to run for governor challenged by the State Democratic Committee.

        Arg0: his
        Rel: petition
        Arg1: to run for governor